What does dortoir in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word dortoir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dortoir in French.
The word dortoir in French means dormitory, dormitory, roost, dormitory town, dormitory town. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word dortoir
dormitorynom masculin (chambre à plusieurs lits) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) En colonie, les enfants dorment souvent dans des dortoirs. At camp, the children often sleep in dormitories. |
dormitoryadjectif (figuré (morte, peu vivante) (town, figurative) (noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.") C'est une cité dortoir. It's a dormitory suburb. |
roostnom masculin (ornithologie : regroupement d'oiseaux) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Cet îlot sert de dortoir aux fous de Bassan. This small island serves as a roost for the northern gannet. |
dormitory townnom féminin (ville de logements) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les villes de banlieue ne sont souvent que des cités-dortoir. |
dormitory townnom féminin (ville de logements principalement) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Beaucoup de villes de banlieue se sont transformées en ville-dortoir. |
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